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Continence Service Central Manchester

The Community Continence Service
provides assessment, diagnosis and treatment for adults with
bladder and bowel incontinence within Central Manchester.

Investigations available from the service include urinalysis,
bladder scanning, digital rectal examination and pelvic floor
assessment. The service aims to enable people to become continent
where achievable and where intractable access to or advice on
appropriate products and specialist referral where required.

Within the service, there are clinicians with special interests
in: Urology, Gynaecology and Bowel dysfunction. The service has
integrated care pathways with the Urology and Urogynaecology
department at Saint Mary's Hospital and Manchester Royal
Infirmary.

The service offers both clinic and home visits and is available
for all patients registered with a Central Manchester GP.

We provide education and training to patients and carers as part
of their assessment. Training is also provided on a group basis
with sessions provided in care homes, charitable organisations, and
the voluntary sector on request. The service provides an annual
training programme for health care professionals. We have a series
of patient advice leaflets which can be given to support treatment
programmes.

The Community Continence Prescription
Service is a specialist service responsible for
prescribing continence products e.g. urinary catheters, drainage
bags, intermittent catheters, sheaths and anal plugs. The service
can also help with any queries patients may have, and can liaise
with healthcare professionals, pharmacies and delivery
companies.

Location:

Clinics are held in a number of different Health Centres in the
Central Manchester area

Hours:

Monday to Friday 8.30 am - 4.30 pm (excluding bank
holidays).

Contact Details:

Community Continence Team: 0161 861 2334

Community Continence Prescription Service (Cobweb) : 0161 861
2333

Staff:

Sue Francis, Community Continence Team Lead

Sam Whalley, Continence Specialist
Nurse

Angela Howe, Continence Specialist Nurse

Sonia Paul, Continence Prescription Nurse

Helen Dearden, Assistant Practitioner

Binta Sumareh, Administrator

Conditions:

Bladder and bowel incontinence.

Referrals:

Community Continence Service:

General Practitioner referrals are only accepted via the
Integrated Care Gateway. Other health and social care professionals
can refer to the service using a continence service referral
form. Referrals are accepted from any source and
self-referrals are welcomed.

The following patients are not accepted and are redirected to
secondary care urologists: